Association mode is the persistent franchise simulation where you run a team over the course of several years - longer than two presidential terms, actually. So if you win 12 titles in a row, Obama will greet you for every one of them, like a latter-day FDR.

The only thing more unbelievable than that is the Clippers winning it all.

Since we've seen POTUS shaking hands with the Madden champs and now NBA 2K11's, I know the question most on your mind now: Will President Obama - a noted basketball player and fan - appear as a secret character in NBA Jam, as President Clinton did in 1993?

Triple AAA games nailing the brief. Indie games surprising people out of nowhere, and expansions and patches that completely turn a game around. It's been a good year for games - now it's time for you to vote for your favourite.